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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1902

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The Accident at Armidale. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 12 July 1902 · page 3

At the inquest on Trooper Edger, killed at Armidale daring the peace celebrations on Wednesday, it was elicitcd that death was caused by a bullet…

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Accidents at Coronation Celebrations. Sydney,Thursday

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 12 July 1902 · page 4

At the coronation celebrations at Armidale last night, Trooper Edgar, returned soldier, was killed by the explosion of some fireworks. Another…

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Pathetic Drowning Fatality

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 16 July 1902 · page 3

The bodies of Bertha Hart, aged 73, and her nephew, aged 2 years, have been found floating near the Pier at Brighton, South Australia. It is surmised that the child fell into the water…

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Singular Burning Accident. An Old Woman's Narrow Escape

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 16 July 1902 · page 2

AN old woman named McGinnis had a narrow escape from being burnt to death an Monday evening, about half past six. She was camped on the River Bank, opposite M'Leay-street, in…

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Accidentally Killed

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 16 July 1902 · page 3

At the inquest on the body of the Jockey Cartwright, who was kill at Forest Lodge yesterday, a verdict of accidental death was returned…

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Serious Accident

The Wellington Times · Thursday 17 July 1902 · page 4

Returning from the coursing meeting yesterday afternoon, and soon after passing through McMillan's gates on the way home, a fruit cart driven by Mr. Ruy Best, who…

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Pleasure Boat Capsizes. Two Men Drowned. Sydney

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 19 July 1902 · page 3

A pleasure boat has been wrecked off Peel Island, Queensland. Two occupants, Thos Mitchell and Jas Smith, were drowned. A third,…

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Fatal Boating Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 19 July 1902 · page 5

A boat capsized off Peel Island, Brisbane, and two men were drowned. A third swam ashore…

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Drowned in the Macquarie

The Wellington Times · Monday 21 July 1902 · page 2

A magisterial inquiry was held by the Coroner, Mr. R. Porter, J.P., at Burrendong on Friday, 18th inst., touching the death of a young man named Mir tin Shelley, whose…

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Accident to Mr. H. Parkinson

The Wellington Times · Monday 21 July 1902 · page 2

Mr. Harry Parkinson, brother of Messrs. J. M. and W. R. Parkinson, met with an accident on Saturday morning which was at first believed to have been of a very serious…

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Collision at Sea. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 23 July 1902 · page 3

A tug came into collsion with, and cut down, a pleasure steamer off Hamburg yesterday. 185 persons were on board the steamer, 50 of whom were…

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A Chinaman's Death. Accidentally Shot. Sydney

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 26 July 1902 · page 2

A Chinese named One Sin was found dead in his garden, Creswick, Victoria, yesterday, with a gunshot wound in the forehead…

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A Dreadful Fatality

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 29 July 1902 · page 3

On Monday a dreadful fatality occurred in town. It appears the little son of Mr. James Jacobs, aged five years, was playing in [?] W. Cullen’s yard in Church…

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A Serious Burning Accident

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 29 July 1902 · page 2

Last Wednesday morning a serious burning accident happened to little Marie Croxon, aged six years, daughter of Mr. and Mrs…

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Frightful Accident. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 30 July 1902 · page 4

A railway employee named James Tarnbam was run over by a train near Hamilton sation last night. His right leg was taken off below the knee, the…

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Railway Accident on the Zig-Zag

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 2 August 1902 · page 5

ON Sunday morning an accident happened to the second division of the up-mail train to Sydney at the top points of the Zig-Zag, thus furnishing other argument in favor of…

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Shocking Burning Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 2 August 1902 · page 4

A TERRIBLE burning accident occurred on Wednesday to a woman who has been camped in a bag tent near the railway station. The tent was burned to the ground before any one…

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Another Burning Accident

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 5 August 1902 · page 2

A painful burning accident happened to a little girl aged 3 years daughter of Mr. H. Mile[?] of the Bugaldie, last Tuesday…

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Accidents

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 13 August 1902 · page 3

A MAN named James Hull was admitted to the Dubbo Hospital on Saturday suffering from injuries received when at work at Mr. Fallons property, near Balladoran. Hall wan engaged…

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Fatal Burning Accident near Narromine

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 16 August 1902 · page 4

IN our last we referred to the sad accident at Horseshoe Vale, near Narromine, between 6 and 7 a.m., on Sunday, by which a child of Mr. R. T. Hovenden lost its life. It appears that…

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